Washing-machine



B. A. ALLISON.

WASHING MACHINE.

Patented Dee. 1, 1885,

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WASHING MACHINE.

No. 331,602. Patented Dec. 1, 1885.

WITJV'ESSES `BENJAMIN A. ALLIsoN,

WASHING- PATENT OFFICE.

OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,602, dated December 1, 1885.

Application tiled June 30, 1884.

VImprovements in Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention,

Awhich will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My inventiourelates to that class of washing-machines in which a cylinder is adapted to carry the clothes and rotate within a suitable boiler or casing; and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective `view of my improved washing-machine, the

top of the boiler being removed and part of the side of the same being broken away. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the complete machine. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 isa top view of the cylinder, the top section being thrown open upon its hinges. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the bearing plate or castings. Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating the connection of the central channels with the bearing plates or castings. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view illustrating a modication.

Corresponding parts in the figures are denoted by t-he same letters of reference.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the boiler or casing which comprises a main portion having bearings a c for the cylinder and a removable top portion, A2. This casing receives the rotary cylinder B, formed of wood or other suitable material, and comprising circular head-disks b b, and the side or wall b2. The cylinder consists of two parts, the smaller of which, designated by B2, is hingedl to the main portion at one of the heads, as shown at C C, to provide for the introduction or removal of the clothes from the cylinder. A

suitable fastening device, preferably comprising a pivoted hook, D, and an eye or staple, d, is provided upon the opposite head of the cylinder to retain the hinged parts securely in position during the rotation ot' the cylinder; The heads of the cylinder are provided with lateral gudgeons E E, which are received in bear- Serial No. 136,346. (No model.) Y

ings c c, a crank or handle, e, being provided upon the projecting end of one of thegudgeons, by which the cylinder may be operated. A series of buckets, F, is disposed within the cylinder, the buckets being in contact with the internal surface'of the wall of the cylinder and disposed equidistantly, as shown. These buckets extend transversely from onehead of the cylinder to the other, and their ends are preferably received by corresponding grooves, f, formed in the head. The ofce of thesebuckets is to elevate water and pour it upon the clothes during the rotation ofthe cylinder, and

they are formed aring toward their mouth to obviate any possibility oftheir becoming choked by small clothes or articles in the wash. In the wall of the cylinder, at a point directly in front of each bucket, are provided suitable openings for the admission of water and steam. These openings are preferably formed by a series of transverse slots, G; but they may be constructed in any other suitable manner. At the center of the cylinder is disposed a series of channels extending transversely and opening at the heads, which provide for the egress of water from the cylinder and for the ingress of steam to the same. These channels are formed bytransverse tubes Hdisposed in circular series, and `provided with a longitudinal slot or opening, h, at their inner sides, the arrangement being such that all these openings face a common center, as clearly illustra-ted in Figs. 2 and 3. The ends of the channels or conduits are open, as shown at h2, and are received by the corresponding openings in the heads of the cylinder. By this improved arrangement and construction of central channels the water from the supersaturated garments in the center of the cylinder enters the channels II through their longitudinaly slots or openings h to the end openings, h2, when it is allowed to pass off and a full supply of steam is admitted to said channels to the clothes. It is obviousV that during the rotation of the cylinder the channels cannot empty the water back into the latter, but merely empty it into each other, so that it escapes at the ends of the channel, and by this arrangement is insured as good a `circulation of water and steam in the center of the wash as at any other part of the cylinder.

The tubes forming the channels may be con- ICO structed of tin or other suitable sheet metal, and are adapted to be secured in position in any suitable manner, but their ends are pref# erably received by corresponding openings, t', formed in plates or castings I, secured upon the cylinder-heads. These plates comprise a main portion in which are formed the said openings and embody the gudgeons E, projecting cent-rally from this main portion. Ihe plates are also provided with a series of radial arms, i, by which they are secured in position. Grooves 3 are formed in the face of the plates and extend entirely around the edge of the opening t', and the edges h3 of the tubes forming the channels are turned or bent over and set into the grooves, thus securely fastening the parts in position and also serving to enhance the general strength and durability of the cylinder.

Ihe operation and advantages of my in Vention Will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art to which it appertains. During the rot-ation of the cylinder the clothes are caught up or engaged by the projecting edges or the open-mouthed iiaring buckets and carried forward to the vertical point, or a little beyond, receiving as they fall a full supply of steam through the openings and also a fall of steaming suds from the bucket. By this movement and steaming and the free and constant circulation of the suds through the Wash by rreans of the central channels the dirt and grease are quickly loosened from the garments and separated from the same, thus thoroughly Washing and cleansing the clothes.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 7 the buckets are secured upon the surface or periphery of the cylinder, in conjunction With the slots or openings Within the latter, and are adapted to operate in substantially the manner set forth.

I do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the construction and arrangement of parts as herein shown, but reserve the right to all such modifications as properly fall Within the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The combination, With the cylinder of a Washingmachine, of an interior series of transverse buckets having the flaring mouths, and a series of transversely-arranged pipes opening outside of the cylinder at their ends, substantially as set forth. I

2. The combination of the cylinder having openingsin its heads, plates secured upon the latter and having corresponding openings, and a series of transverse tubes forming channels and having their ends passing through the said openings and secured to the plates, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.l

3. As an improv'ementin Washing-machines, a rotary cylinder provided with openings in its heads, plates secured upon the latter and embodying the bearinggudgeons of the cylinder, said plates being provided With correvided With a central series of transverse tubes having longitudinal slots, whereby a free circulation of Water and steam is secured, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

BENJAMIN A. ALLISON.

Witnesses:

J oHN A.. MERIWEATHER, ANDREW S. CROWDER. 

